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From: Robert Treat <[email protected]>
To: Dave Page <[email protected]>
Cc: Marc G. Fournier <[email protected]>
Cc: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
Cc: Devrim GUNDUZ <[email protected]>
Cc: PostgreSQL WWW Mailing List <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Comment forms in interactive docs
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 22:32:49 -0400
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E41A796E@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk>
References: <E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E41A796E@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk>

On Friday 03 September 2004 03:18, Dave Page wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marc G. Fournier
> > Sent: 03 September 2004 00:57
> > To: Tom Lane
> > Cc: Devrim GUNDUZ; PostgreSQL WWW Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] Comment forms in interactive docs
> >
> > On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Tom Lane wrote:
> > > Devrim GUNDUZ <[email protected]> writes:
> > >> There are comments forms interactive docs. I think we
> >
> > should remove them.
> >
> > >> Who follows the user comments in there? I'm sure, noone!
> > >
> > > Actually, we've made a practice of scavenging for useful
> >
> > comments at
> >
> > > least once a release cycle.  There's a lot of crud in
> >
> > there, I agree,
> >
> > > but some good ideas about missing material too.  Anyway,
> >
> > what is your
> >
> > > idea of "interactive" docs if not ones that people can comment on?
> >
> > I know that I tend to make extensive use of the user
> > 'comments' when I'm looking at similar in the PHP docs ...
> > you usually get some valuable examples that the docs are
> > seriously lacking ...
>
> Very true, the php idocs are excellent. The question is, how do we
> encourage submissions of the same quality, without all the 'Where can I
> get pdf docs' and 'why doesn't my C program work' questions?
>

I believe one significant difference is the php doc submissions are moderated, 
and therefore subject to less cruft.  I've suggested in the past that doc 
submissions get posted to -www or -doc, but neither group seemed interested 
in supporting that.

-- 
Robert Treat
Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL

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